Judge rejects Ivanka Trumps argument against testifying at fathers fraud trial

A New York judge has rejected Ivanka Trumps argument that she should not have to testify at her father Donald Trumps fraud trial.

Ivanka Trumps lawyers she has hired a separate legal team from her father showed up to court on Friday to argue against a subpoena to testify from the New York attorney general Letitia Jamess office, which brought the $250m fraud case against the former president, his eldest sons and other Trump executives.

At the end of the day, your honor, they just dont have jurisdiction over her, Ivanka Trumps attorney, Bennet Moskowitz, told the judge. Her lawyers argued that Trump no longer lives in New York and stepped down from her role at the Trump Organization in 2017.

Ivanka Trump had been a defendant in the case until the summer when an appellate court said the specific claims against her were too old. Her brothers Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump are still listed as defendants in the case.

The judge, Arthur Engoron, told the court that he rejected her arguments, saying that she clearly availed herself of the privilege of doing business in New York, he said, citing documents that show Trump still has property and business ties in New York.

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